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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY S. CUSHMAN, OF MILFORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 472,919, dated April 12, 1892.

l Application filed December 12, 1891.l Serial No. 414,843. (No model.)

To all whom it mag/concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY S. CUSHMAN, of Milford, county of Vorcester, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Whips, of which the following description, in connect-ion with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to whips, and has for its Object to improve the construction of the core, whereby more elasticity is obtained without danger of breakage.

In accordance with this invention the whip has a core comprising several strips of rattan, each having appliedthereto at its upper surface a strip of tough material, as rawhide, one edge of each Of said strips of rat-tan and rawhide being butted against the inner surface ot' the adjacent strip to form a hollow core, sidings arranged on the outside of saidcore, and a covering, substantially as will be described.

Figure l shows a portion of the whip, a portion of the braided covering being removed to show the core and sidings thereon. is an enlarged View of a section of the whip, more clearly showing the parts. Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectiontalview of Fig. 2, taken on the dotted line Qc x; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the whip shown in Fig. l, taken on the dotted line y y.

The core is composed of several stripsl Of rattan or like material, made tapering from end to end, there being four strips herein shown, as a b c CZ. These four strips are designed to be secured together to form a core quadrangular in cross-section.

Strips of rawhide, leather, Orothersuitable material, as a b c d', are interposed between the rattan strips a Z) c d to prevent breakage, such material having well-known qualities 0f toughness. As a preferred way Of interposing these strips of tough material one of the strips is secured by cement Or otherwise to one Side-as, for instance, the inner sideof each rattan strip, and then the four rattan strips, with the tough reinforcing-strips thereon, which strips it will be understood are of substantially. the same Width as the width of Fig. 2

the rattan strips, are arranged together and secured in any suitable way, as by glue or cement, to form a core quadrangular in crosssection. to end, it will be understood that when bundled together a core is produced which is tapering from end to end. I prefer that the tough reinforcing-strips shall extend to the tip of the core; yet they may not extend to the butt of the core, as that is unnecessary.`

The core composed of these rattan strips, re-

inforced as described, is inclosed in sidings e fg h in any usual way, said sidings terminating, as usual, before reaching the tip of the core, but extending completely to the butt of the core. As herein shown, a braided covering is then applied; yet I desire it to be understood that the core when provided with the A'whip having a core comprising several strips of rattan, each having applied thereto at its inner surface a strip Oftough material, as rawhide, one edge of each of said strips of rattan and rawhide being butted against the inner surface Of the adjacent strip to form a `hollow core, sidings arranged on the Outside of said core, and a covering, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two su bscribing Witnesses.

, HENRY S. CUSHMAN.

Witnesses:

HORACE A. BROWN, N. B. JOHNSON.

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